Tuesday Penobscot Bay Pedal into History September 10, 2013

**Mileage is computed using GPS and may vary from your odometer. Quick Facts Verify turns by checking route markings, street names and odometer. • Belfast to Castine • 7.1: Irving Circle K Leave Belfast Boathouse, going north on Front St. to Water St. 0 • 72.8 mi (a modified route of • 10.3: Main Street Market Turn right onto Belfast Pedestrian Bridge (walk bikes) 0.7 53 mi is available) • 11.0: Perry’s Store Resume bicycling on other side of bridge, Footbridge Rd. 0.9 • The most challenging ride of • 18.0: JD’s Island Market 1.1 the week • 18.5: Irving Circle K Turn right onto US 1, Searsport Ave. • 5,197 ft elevation gain • 20.5: Orland Market Turn right onto W. Main St. (Stockton Springs) 9.8 • 22.4: Big Apple Turn right rejoining US 1 10.8 Stores Along Route by Mileage: • 36.0: Blue Hill Turn left onto ME 174/ Historic Site 16.6 • 1.2: Big Apple • 50.8: Eggemoggin Cntry Store Rest Stop 1, Fort Knox/Penobscot Narrows Bridge 16.9 • 6.1: Tozier’s Family Market • 59.2: C&G Grocery 17.2 • 7.0: Sunoco/Dunkin’ Donuts • 63.0: Northern Bay Market Turn left onto US 1, ME 3, crossing Penobscot Narrows Bridge After bridge into Bucksport, turn right onto US 1, ME 3/15 18.8 Ride Description Turn right onto ME 175 (Orland Village) 20.5 By the numbers, this is the most challenging day of the week, with Bear left onto Gray Meadows Rd. (ME 175 bears right) 21.0 spectacular scenery to balance and boost spirits. We spend the Turn right onto US 1, ME 3/15 22.2 first 23 mi on US 1’s wide shoulders with little morning traffic. Turn right onto ME 15, Front Ridge Rd. 22.9 First stop is historic Fort Knox on the and the Turn right onto ME 172/15, Main St. (downtown Blue Hill) 35.5 Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory (tallest bridge Continue straight on ME 15/172/176 becomes Tenney Hill 35.6 observatory in the world at 420 ). We leave US 1 to explore one Lunch Stop, Blue Hill Congregational Church on left 35.8 of ’s best-kept secrets—the Blue Hill Peninsula. Lunch is in 35.9 Blue Hill, where you can check out “ e Window of the Sea Turn left on ME 15/176/172; turn right onto Parker Point Rd. Wind,” a Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium piece by (Short route turns left on High St., then left on ME 177) 35.9 Hitoshi Tanaka, located next to the town boat landing. e views Turn left onto ME 175 (Blue Hill Falls in 1/2 mile) 38.9 along Parker Point Rd (Blue Hill Falls) and from the top of Turn right onto Hales Woods Rd. 43.4 Caterpillar Hill will take your breath away. As you arrive in Continue straight, becomes River Rd. 45.8 Castine, be ready for a memorable welcome. Camp tonight is Turn right on ME 175, Reach Rd. (Sedgwick Village) 46.6 within the boundaries of historic Fort George. Bear right on ME 175, join ME 15, Caterpillar Rd. (Sargentville) 49.7 Turn left with ME 175, Coastal Rd (ME 15 continues straight) 52.7 The Gulf of Maine Bear right with ME 175; ME 176 stays straight (Walkers Corner) 53.3 e Gulf of Maine is one of the most biologically productive Turn right with ME 175; join ME 176 (N. Brooksville) 57.4 marine ecosystems on the planet. e Conservancy is working to Rest Stop 2, Bagaduce Lunch on left 57.9 restore critical habitats and rebuild depleted fish populations. We Turn left with ME 175, Graytown Rd. (ME 176 turns right) 58.5 are working directly with fishermen to research more sustainable Continue on ME 175, S. Penobscot (Short route rejoins) 62.3 fishing practices and are sharing the results with fishermen, Continue on ME 175, Bayview Rd., ME 199 joins (Penobscot) 63.4 scientists, and various governmental agencies responsible for Continue straight on ME 199, Dunbar Rd. (ME 175 bears right) 65.4 managing the Gulf ’s fisheries. Turn left on ME 166, Castine Rd. 68.9 A ernoon Speaker, Emerson Hall: John Sowles, recently retired Enter Castine, bear right at golf course (Battle Ave., no sign) 72.4 Director of Ecology at the ME Department of Marine Resources. Downtown Castine, Fort George, end Day 3 72.8

500’ Rest Stop 2 400’ Lunch Rest Stop 1 Stop 300’ 200’ 100’ 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 72.8 Distance (mi)